(note from jmp: wow! is all i can say!) The journal Trends in Neurosciences has published a supplement on the basal ganglia, Parkinson's disease and levodopa therapy. The contents are below. Basal Ganglia, Parkinson's Disease and Levodopa Therapy Trends in Neurosciences 2000;23 (Suppl. S) Basal ganglia, Parkinson's disease and levodopa therapy JA Obeso, CW Olanow, JG Nutt Levodopa motor complications in Parkinson's disease JA Obeso, CW Olanow, JG Nutt Pathophysiology of the basal ganglia in Parkinson's disease JA Obeso, MC Rodriguez-Oroz, M Rodriguez, JL Lanciego, J Artieda, N Gonzalo, CW Olanow Organization of the basal ganglia: the importance of axonal collateralization A Parent, F Sato, Y Wu, J Gauthier, M Levesque, M Parent Anatomy of the dopamine system in the basal ganglia Y Smith, JZ Kieval Dopamine receptors: from structure to behavior SC Sealfon, CW Olanow Pre- and postsynaptic aspects of dopamine-mediated transmission JR Walters, DN Ruskin, KA Allers, DA Bergstrom Dopamine-mediated regulation of striatal neuronal and network interactions SP Onn, AR West, AA Grace Electrophysiology of dopamine in normal and denervated striatal neurons P Calabresi, D Centonze, G Bernardi Molecular effects of dopamine on striatal-projection pathways CR Gerfen Levodopa-induced dyskinesias and dopamine-dependent stereotypies: a new hypothesis AM Graybiel, JJ Canales, C CapperLoup Metabolic effects of nigrostriatal denervation in basal ganglia EC Hirsch, C Perier, G Orieux, C Francois, J Feger, J Yelnik, M Vila, R Levy, ES Tolosa, C Marin, MT Herrero, JA Obeso, Y Agid Striatal dopamine- and glutamate-mediated dysregulation in experimental parkinsonism TN Chase, JD Oh Dopamine-receptor stimulation:biobehavioral and biochemical consequences F Calon, AH Tahar, PJ Blanchet, M Morissette, R Grondin, M Goulet, JP Doucet, GS Robertson, E Nestler, T DiPaolo, P Bedard PET studies and motor complications in Parkinson's disease DJ Brooks Continuous dopamine-receptor stimulation in advanced Parkinson's disease JG Nutt, JA Obeso, F Stocchi Continuous dopamine-receptor stimulation in early Parkinson's disease CW Olanow, AHV Schapira, O Rascol Copyright 2000 WE MOVE Editor: Richard Robinson ([log in to unmask]) http://www.wemove.org janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie 53 now /44 dx cd / 43 onset cd /41 dx pd / 37 onset pd TEL: 613 256 8340 URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ EMAIL: [log in to unmask] SMAIL: POBox 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada